Michael Gow's Pygmalion is most definitely not My Fair Lady. While it boasts all the lavishness of a period piece, it also captures the razor wit and sharp-edged banter of Shaw's original text, highlighting the vital themes which remain every bit as relevant in society today. Featuring some of Brisbane's favourite performers - Kerith Atkinson, Chris Betts, Carol Burns, Robert Coleby, Penny Everingham, Bryan Probets, Christopher Sommers, Kaye Stevenson and Melanie Zanetti.

Is it possible to survive being dressed up and dragged into a tier of society that's utterly unfamiliar? Eliza is about to find out. In George Bernard Shaw's renowned play, uppity phonetics professor Henry Higgins plucks Eliza Doolittle off the streets in an effort to pass her off as a duchess. Can he transform a sow's ear into a silk purse in just six months to win a bet with his chum Colonel Pickering? And will the social experiment teach the aloof academic a few things in the process?

Playhouse Theatre, QPAC 7 - 27 November. Go to www.queenslandtheatre.com.au or phone 07 3010 7600.